Peru
South America
The land of the Incas, with the Andes, the Amazon and a desert coast. You will find Peru in South America. The capital is Lima. About 33 million people live in the country.
- Capital
- Lima
- People
- 33 million
- Size
- 1,300,000 km²
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The potato comes from Peru. Thousands of kinds grow there.
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Lake Titicaca, which Peru shares with Bolivia, lies 3,812 metres high and is still sailed by large boats.
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The Amazon river begins high in the Peruvian Andes.
Compare with
Size
Peru1,300,000 km²
United Kingdom240,000 km²You could fit the United Kingdom into Peru about 5.4 times.
People
Peru33 millionUnited Kingdom67 millionAbout 2.1 times as many people live in the United Kingdom as in Peru.
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- Lima
- Callao
- Arequipa
- Trujillo
- Chiclayo
- Iquitos
- Huancayo
- Piura
- Cuzco
- Chimbote
- Pucallpa
- Tacna
- Ica
- Juliaca
- Ayacucho
- Sullana
- Huánuco
- Chincha Alta
- Cajamarca
- Cerro de Pasco
- Puno
- Tumbes
- Talara
- Chosica
- Huaraz
- Chulucanas
- Puerto Maldonado
- Huaral
- Pisco
- Villa Poeta José Gálvez Barrenechea
- Paita
- Abancay
- Moquegua
- Ilo
- Tingo María
- Jaén
- Tarma
- Moyobamba
- Barranca
- Huancavelica
- Chepén
- Yurimaguas
- Huaura
- Saña
- Tambopata
- Juanjuí
- La Unión
- Ferreñafe
- Sicuani
- Chachapoyas
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Neighbours
5 countries border Peru.
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Argentina
Guyana
Paraguay
Suriname
Uruguay
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